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1After a little succession of these sort of debates and consultations, it was settled between Charles and his two
2sisters, that he and Henrietta should just run down for a few minutes, to see their aunt and cousins, while the rest of
3the party waited for them at the top of the hill. Louisa seemed the principal arranger of the plan; and, as she went a
4little way with them, down the hill, still talking to Henrietta, Mary took the opportunity of looking scornfully around
5her, and saying to Captain Wentworth-- "It is very unpleasant, having such connexions! But, I assure you, I have never
6been in the house above twice in my life." She received no other answer, than an artificial, assenting smile, followed
7by a contemptuous glance, as he turned away, which Anne perfectly knew the meaning of. The brow of the hill, where they
8remained, was a cheerful spot: Louisa returned; and Mary, finding a comfortable seat for herself on the step of a stile,
9was very well satisfied so long as the others all stood about her; but when Louisa drew Captain Wentworth away, to try
10for a gleaning of nuts in an adjoining hedge-row, and they were gone by degrees quite out of sight and sound, Mary was
11happy no longer; she quarrelled with her own seat, was sure Louisa had got a much better somewhere, and nothing could
12prevent her from going to look for a better also. She turned through the same gate, but could not see them. Anne found a
13nice seat for her, on a dry sunny bank, under the hedge-row, in which she had no doubt of their still being, in some
14spot or other. Mary sat down for a moment, but it would not do; she was sure Louisa had found a better seat somewhere
15else, and she would go on till she overtook her. Anne, really tired herself, was glad to sit down; and she very soon
16heard Captain Wentworth and Louisa in the hedge-row, behind her, as if making their way back along the rough, wild sort
17of channel, down the centre. They were speaking as they drew near. Louisa's voice was the first distinguished. She
18seemed to be in the middle of some eager speech. What Anne first heard was-- "And so, I made her go. I could not bear
19that she should be frightened from the visit by such nonsense. What! would I be turned back from doing a thing that I
20had determined to do, and that I knew to be right, by the airs and interference of such a person, or of any person I may
21say? No, I have no idea of being so easily persuaded. When I have made up my mind, I have made it; and Henrietta seemed
22entirely to have made up hers to call at Winthrop to-day; and yet, she was as near giving it up, out of nonsensical
23complaisance!" "She would have turned back then, but for you?" "She would indeed. I am almost ashamed to say it." "Happy
24for her, to have such a mind as yours at hand! After the hints you gave just now, which did but confirm my own
25observations, the last time I was in company with him, I need not affect to have no comprehension of what is going on. I
26see that more than a mere dutiful morning visit to your aunt was in question; and woe betide him, and her too, when it
27comes to things of consequence, when they are placed in circumstances requiring fortitude and strength of mind, if she
28have not resolution enough to resist idle interference in such a trifle as this. Your sister is an amiable creature; but
29yours is the character of decision and firmness, I see. If you value her conduct or happiness, infuse as much of your
30own spirit into her as you can. But this, no doubt, you have been always doing. It is the worst evil of too yielding and
31indecisive a character, that no influence over it can be depended on. You are never sure of a good impression being
32durable; everybody may sway it. Let those who would be happy be firm. Here is a nut," said he, catching one down from an
33upper bough, "to exemplify: a beautiful glossy nut, which, blessed with original strength, has outlived all the storms
34of autumn. Not a puncture, not a weak spot anywhere. This nut," he continued, with playful solemnity, "while so many of
35his brethren have fallen and been trodden under foot, is still in possession of all the happiness that a hazel nut can
36be supposed capable of." Then returning to his former earnest tone--"My first wish for all whom I am interested in, is
37that they should be firm. If Louisa Musgrove would be beautiful and happy in her November of life, she will cherish all
38her present powers of mind." He had done, and was unanswered. It would have surprised Anne if Louisa could have readily
39answered such a speech: words of such interest, spoken with such serious warmth! She could imagine what Louisa was
40feeling. For herself, she feared to move, lest she should be seen. While she remained, a bush of low rambling holly
41protected her, and they were moving on. Before they were beyond her hearing, however, Louisa spoke again. "Mary is
42good-natured enough in many respects," said she; "but she does sometimes provoke me excessively, by her nonsense and
43pride--the Elliot pride. She has a great deal too much of the Elliot pride. We do so wish that Charles had married Anne
44instead. I suppose you know he wanted to marry Anne?" After a moment's pause, Captain Wentworth said-- "Do you mean that
45she refused him?" "Oh! yes; certainly." "When did that happen?" "I do not exactly know, for Henrietta and I were at
46school at the time; but I believe about a year before he married Mary. I wish she had accepted him. We should all have
47liked her a great deal better; and papa and mamma always think it was her great friend Lady Russell's doing, that she
48did not. They think Charles might not be learned and bookish enough to please Lady Russell, and that therefore, she
49persuaded Anne to refuse him." The sounds were retreating, and Anne distinguished no more. Her own emotions still kept
50her fixed. She had much to recover from, before she could move. The listener's proverbial fate was not absolutely hers;
51she had heard no evil of herself, but she had heard a great deal of very painful import. She saw how her own character
52was considered by Captain Wentworth, and there had been just that degree of feeling and curiosity about her in his
53manner which must give her extreme agitation. As soon as she could, she went after Mary, and having found, and walked
54back with her to their former station, by the stile, felt some comfort in their whole party being immediately afterwards
55collected, and once more in motion together. Her spirits wanted the solitude and silence which only numbers could give.
56Charles and Henrietta returned, bringing, as may be conjectured, Charles Hayter with them. The minutiae of the business
57Anne could not attempt to understand; even Captain Wentworth did not seem admitted to perfect confidence here; but that
58there had been a withdrawing on the gentleman's side, and a relenting on the lady's, and that they were now very glad to
59be together again, did not admit a doubt. Henrietta looked a little ashamed, but very well pleased;--Charles Hayter
60exceedingly happy: and they were devoted to each other almost from the first instant of their all setting forward for
61Uppercross. Everything now marked out Louisa for Captain Wentworth; nothing could be plainer; and where many divisions
62were necessary, or even where they were not, they walked side by side nearly as much as the other two. In a long strip
63of meadow land, where there was ample space for all, they were thus divided, forming three distinct parties; and to that
64party of the three which boasted least animation, and least complaisance, Anne necessarily belonged. She joined Charles
65and Mary, and was tired enough to be very glad of Charles's other arm; but Charles, though in very good humour with her,
66was out of temper with his wife. Mary had shewn herself disobliging to him, and was now to reap the consequence, which
67consequence was his dropping her arm almost every moment to cut off the heads of some nettles in the hedge with his
68switch; and when Mary began to complain of it, and lament her being ill-used, according to custom, in being on the hedge
69side, while Anne was never incommoded on the other, he dropped the arms of both to hunt after a weasel which he had a
70momentary glance of, and they could hardly get him along at all.
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